Tobacco-pipe.



G. W. CONLEY.

TOBACCO PIPE- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. I916- Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

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G. W CoNLEY v GEORGE W. CONLEY, OF WHEATON, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

Application filed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 87,035.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. CONLnY, -acitizen of the United States, residing at Wh'eaton, in the county ofDupage and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tobacco-Pipes, of which the following is aspecification, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to tobacco pipes and has particular reference toimprovements in stems therefor.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a stem which willpreventthe accumulation of moisture therein, either saliva from thesmokers mouth or nicotin from the tobacco to thus keep the stem dry andprovide for a free passage of the smoke therethrough.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stem of this characterwhich will be thoroughly reliable and etficient in use and which will besimple in construction and cheap to produce.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of partsas will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection of a tobacco pipe having a stem constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.(Fig. 3 is a similar section on the line 3-3 of Fi 1.

l ieferring to the drawings by numerals wherein is illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention 1 designates the bowl of theimproved pipe which is provided with the usual stem 2 having themouthpiece 3 threaded therein, the stem being provided with an internalthreaded recess to receive the external threaded projection at, of themouthpiece whereby the two are connected. The stem is provided in theusual manner with an opening or passageway 5 which opens at one end intothe bowl land at its opposite end at a point approximately centrally ofthe threaded recess. The mouthpiece is likewise provided with alongitudinally extending opening or passageway 6 which is adapted toaline with the passage way 5 when the mouthpiece is connected with thestem, the said passageway 6 opening at either end through the ends ofthe mouthpiece.

At its inner end, that is, the end having the extension 4 thereon, themouth piece 3 is provided with an enlarged opening 7 which forms acontinuation of the passageway 6. By reference to. Fig. 1 of thedrawings it will be noted that this enlarged opening has its upper wallarranged substantially in alinement with the upper wall of thepassageway 6 and has its lower wall extending a considerable distancebelow the lower wall 7 of the said passageway. A chamber is thusprovided below the passageway 6 adjacent this end of the mouthpiecewhich is indicated at 8, the said chamber being separated from thepassageway 6 by means of a perforated partition 9, which extendstransversely and longitudinally of a preferably metallic tube 10arranged within the opening. The openings within the perforate partition 9 are each of; a diameter materially less than the diameter ofthe opening or passageway 5. It is to be noted that the tube terminatesat its outer end in the plane of the outer end of the projection 4;, andthat 'when the mouthpiece is engaged with the stem, the outer end of thechamber 8 is closed by reason of the fact that the outer end of the tubeis arranged in abutting relation with the wall of the stem,'thepassageway above the partition 9 being alined with the passageways 5 and6 to form a continuation of the stem. At its; outer end the mouthpieceis provided with a.,second enlarged opening 11 which is located belowthe passageway 6 in a manner similar to the opening 7, and this opening11 has arranged therein a tube 12 which is similar in construction tothe tube 10 being provided with a per forated partition 13, extendinghorizontally and transversely thereof so as to provide a passageway 14to form a continuation of the passageway 6 and a chamber 15 arrangedbelow such passageway. The openings in the perforate partition 13 arealso each of a diameter materially less than the diameter of the openingor passageway 6. The outer end of this tube 12 opens through the outerend of the mouthpiece and is closed by means of a plug or stopper 16,the partition 13 being cut away adjacent the outer end of the tube topermit of insertion of this plug as will be understood.

It is desired to point out that the tubes 10 and 12 may be securedwithin the openwill extend downwardly toward the tube 10 while theremaining portion will extend downwardly toward the tube 12. The upperwall of the tube 12 is provided with a .transverse opening which isalined with a similar opening 18 in the mouthpiece to provide an exitfor the smoke passing through the passageway, and from the bowl when theouter end of the tube is pluggedby means of the stopper 16.

From the foregoing description takenin connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the operation and advantages of the improved mouthpiece willbe clearly understood. By arranging the opening 18 at right angles tothe passageway 6 as is shown, and by positioning this opening at the topof the mouthpiece, the liability of saliva entering the passageway fromthe smokers mouth is reduced to a minimum. In the event, however, thatsaliva does find its way through this opening and into the passageway,it will instead of clogging the passageway pass through the perforatedpartition- 13 and into the receiving chamber 15 which chamber may bereadily cleaned by remov-- ing the same from the mouthpiece and ifdesired by'removi'ng the plug 16 therefrom, the downwardly extendingportion of the passageway 6 from the upwardly deflected portion 17serving to prevent any saliva or moisture from passing toward the innerend of the stem The partitions 13 serve as an effective medium toprevent the smoke passing through or within the openings 7 and 11 oropening 11 from coming into contact with the moisture or nicotincollected within the chambers 8 and l5whereby the smoke when drawnintothe mouth is substantially dry. It is thought to be self-evident that ifthe partitions 9 and 13 were omitted the eddies created as the smokepasses through the passageways 5 and 6 would cause the smoke to besaturated by the moisture or the like collected within the chambers 8and 15.

The operation of the tube 10 is similar to that of the tube 12. Anynicotin or moisture passing through the opening 5 will pass through theperforated partition 9 and into the chamber 8, and by removing the-mouthGopiu of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 51' Patent;

piece from the stem, the tube 10 may be readily removed for cleaningpurposes, such nicotin or other moisture from the tobacco beingprevented from passing beyond the deflected portion 17 of the passageway6 this passageway toward the tube 10 from such deflected portion.

From the foregoingdescription taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it is thought that the construction, op eration and advantagesof the improved tobacco pipe will be clearly understood and while I haveherein shown and described one specific embodiment o-f'my invention, Ido not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as theclaims may import.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. A tobacco pipe including a bowl and a stem, said stem being providedwith a longitudinally extending passageway, said passageway beingenlarged adj acent its ends, tubes arranged within said enlargedportions of the passageway, perforated partitions extendinglongitudinally of said tubes to provide passageways and receivingchambers, the openings of the perforate partition being each of adiameter less than the dia 1n eter of the passageway, said second namedpassageways being disposed in communication with the first-mentionedpassageway and said receiving chambers being located below saidfirst-mentioned passageway.

- by reason of the downward arrangement of 2. A tobacco pipe including abowl and stein, said stem'being provided with a longitudinal'lyextending passageway, said loo passageway being deflectedupwardlyintermed1ate its ends, one end o-f said stem being provided withan enlarged opening forming a. continuation of the passageway, a tube earranged within said opening, aperforated partition arrangedtransversely of saidtube to provide a passageway anda receiving chamber,the perforations of the partition" being each of a. diameter less thanthe diameter of the passageway, said passageway being arranged incommunication with said first-mentioned passageway, said partition beingterminated short of the outer endof f signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE V. CON-LE3 Witnesses Y Manet M. Conner, V. M. Conner.

Washington, D. 0.

